Pituitary Volume and Socio-Cognitive Functions in Individuals at Risk of Psychosis and Patients With Schizophrenia

Pituitary Volume and Socio-Cognitive Functions in Individuals at Risk of Psychosis and Patients With Schizophrenia

Objectives: Increased pituitary volume, which probably reflects hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) hyperactivity, has been reported in patients with schizophrenia and individuals at risk of psychosis. On the basis of potential role of abnormal HPA axis function on cognitive impairments in psychosi...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Yuko Higuchi, Yuko Komori, Shimako Nishiyama, Yoichiro Takayanagi, Daiki Sasabayashi, Mikio Kido, Atsushi Furuichi, Yumiko Nishikawa, Mihoko Nakamura, Kyo Noguchi, Michio Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
at-risk mental state
schizophrenia
pituitary gland
HPA axis
working memory
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00574/full

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